McALLEN - TeleTech Holdings Inc. will open a 35,000-sf facility at 1812 S. 16th St. in first quarter 2015. The company will initially create more than 200 jobs in the surrounding area with the ability to expand up to 600 positions.

TeleTech's new customer experience center will provide an array of communications services on behalf of a nationally-recognized bank.

"…Access to McAllen's more than 50,000 local higher education students and population growth of three times the national average create a constant influx of new talent to the local area," said Martin DeGhetto, chief operations officer at TeleTech.

"This is a great economic indicator of the possibilities McAllen has to offer, and we are delighted to have TeleTech contribute such a large number of career paths for the citizens of the Rio Grande Valley,” said Keith Patridge, president and CEO of McAllen EDC.